Waiter or Tray
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MAKER
John C. Moore
RETAILER
Tiffany Young and Ellis
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca. 1848â1852
DIMENSIONS
1 1/8 x 12 x 12in. (2.9 x 30.5 x 30.5cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed on reverse, near edges, struck twice: TIFFANY YOUNG & ELLIS/J.C.M.
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1996.132
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Footed Tray or Waiter: Silver, circular tray with shallow, concave bouge and flat, flaring rim ornamented on its edge by cast, applied, interwoven cat tails and leaves. Tray sits on three cast, applied feet with scrolled toes, opposing C-scrolls above and C-scrolls at each side of juncture with tray. Center of tray engraved with a shield with a field of horizontal lines on which are three stars above a crown, above a crowned lamb passant; shield is surmounted by a crest of a profile helmet facing left, a bar and a fleur de lis. Shield is surrounded by a wreath of engraved rococo-style scrolling foliate ornament. Engraved on back of tray in script monagram: HOLR
CONDITION - Normal wear and scratches. Slight dents where tray joins bouge between 10:00 and 11:00.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
John C. Moore. Waiter or Tray, ca. 1848â1852. Silver, 1 1/8 x 12 x 12in. (2.9 x 30.5 x 30.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 1996.132. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.132_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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